Cap.



DANIEL J. CREMEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,815, dated May 15, 190i).

I Application led August 28, 1899. Serial No. 728,748. (No model T0 @ZZ "Ll/71,07@ it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. CREMEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Caps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the numerals marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in caps such as are worn by cooks in hotels, dre., although adapted to more general use and it consists, as an article of manufacture, of a cap made of paper and muslin so constructed that the crown when soiled may be removed, exposing an under and clean one, thereby prolonging the life of the cap in clean and attractive condition without laundering.

As is well known, cooks or chefs about hotels, &c., ordinarily wear caps of the sailor type, and as they are usually made of muslin, linen, or ducking they require to be frequently laundered, and this, in addition to the original cost of the cap, makes them comparat-ively expensive. To overcome this, I have devised a cap which may be made and sold at slight cost and which is provided with two or more crowns, the outer onc being adapted to be torn off when soiled, leaving the cap with a clean crown. The cap in shape and appearance is preferably the same as the ordinary chefs cap, but has a plurality of crowns, each made of paper or other material and which are maintained in shape by a crownband, the edges of Jthe paper being held between and secured to the head-band and an outer band.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a cap made in accordance with my invention, the outer crown being broken away to show an under one. Fig. 2 is a bottom View. Fig. 3 is a diamctrical section of the cap.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

I indicates the outer and 2 the inner crown of the cap, they being preferably made of paper to avoid expense. The crowns l and 2 are folded over a crown-band 3, of cardboard or other material, which preserves the shape of the cap, the free edges of the paper being lapped and folded under the crown-band, as at 4:, thereby forming the brim. The lapped edges are then bent at a right angle to the crown of the cap and sewed or otherwise secured to and between the hat-band 5 and an outer band 6, which bands may be covered with paper .or cloth, as may be desired.

When the outer covering or crown l bccomes soiled, it may be torn off, leaving an under crown 2 exposed, which on being done the appearance of a new or laundered cap is presented.

The cap is easily made and may be sold at a low figure, and when the original oost of a muslin cap and the expense of laundering are taken into consideration the usefulness of my invention will be apparent.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- As an article of manufacture, a cap having a plurality of crowns, each outer one of which is adapted to be torn off and cast aside when soiled, thereby exposing a fresh and clean outer surface, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand.

DANIEL J. CREMEN. Witnesses:

CHAs. O. COLLIER, GEO. W. REED. 

